Published date: 28 January 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 February 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Soil - 14212400

  • Ground investigation services - 71351500

  • Environmental impact assessment other than for construction - 90711000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£95,000

Procurement reference

19/FM/DEL19

Published date

28 January 2019

Closing date

11 February 2019

Contract start date

8 March 2019

Contract end date

7 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Forestry Commission England (FCE) is currently working with Bury Council to consider FCE taking on the management of more sites in Bury. FCE require to know the suitability of the sites for the long-term management as community woodland, as an extension to the local Forest District.
The Forestry Commission is inviting tenders for:
• a Phase 1 Contamination Risk Assessment report, to include a review of related in-house reports and a desk based geotechnical study, to look at slope stability and methodology for ground investigation.
• a Phase 2: Soil-resource Suitability for the Establishment of Community (publicly accessible) Woodland Report
These reports will cover four sites owned by the local authority.
Please express your interest in this tender to Laura Charles at the Delamere office by email by noon on the 11th February 2019, to allow us to notify you of any questions and answers we may receive.

To express an interest please email:
laura.charles@forestryengland.uk
AND
Kieron.Doick@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Suppliers must download the attached tender documents by the same date.

More information

Attachments

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Suppliers must express their interest in this tender by noon on the 11th February 2019. To express an interest please email:
laura.charles@forestryengland.uk
AND
Kieron.Doick@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

Suppliers must download the attached tender documents by the same date.

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Edwards

Address

Forestry Commission, Delamere Forest
Linmere, Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 2JD
England

Email

charlotte.edwards@forestryengland.uk